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in the initial phases of policy development and continue throughout the
entire process.
i) Communication of results
The method of communicating the results of the RIA is also important.
Nevertheless, only a small percentage of the countries that consistently use
RIA publish their results.
j) Applying RIA to new and current regulations
Although RIA is also useful when it comes to reviewing current legislations,
few countries use it for ex-post assessment of their regulations. Therefore, it
is considered to be a priority for future developments of RIA.
After introducing these 10 principles of a good design system, it should be pointed
out that, although they can all be considered to be universal, they must not be
interpreted to be static, since the RIA system is dynamic by nature. It is therefore logical
to expect for the development and evolution of the system to generate changes in
the actual system.
1.1.3. RIA as an instrument for sustainable development policies?
Until now, we have referred to RIA as an instrument in the field of regulations.
However, while regulation is one if the most important tools available for governments
to implement their policies, it is obvious that it also constitutes a crucial tool for
implementing sustainable development policies.
The introduction of sustainable development as a holistic political objective creates
new challenges for regulatory instruments. Sustainability must also become an overall
objective of regulation. Thus, in order to ensure that regulation contributes to
sustainable development, beyond assessing the regulation of usual quality standards,
a specific assessment of regulatory impact from the point of sustainable development
is necessary.
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